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NEWS OF 



HORTICULTURE 



THE CLUBS AND 



October 24, 1908 



SOCIETIES, 



GARDENERS' AND FLORISTS- 

 CLUB OF BOSTON. 



The special attraction at t lie October 

 ing of this club was the reading 

 of a very practical paper by Vice- 

 President Win. Downs on the subject 

 under glass. This 

 paper will appear iu next issue. The 

 i appreciative, 

 and the address was followed by some 

 discussion on fumigating and other 

 points touched upon. 



The communication from the Chry- 

 santhemum Society .it America iu re- 

 gard to affiliation was debated at 

 length, W. N. Craig, James Wheeler 

 and others speaking in favor and Fred. 

 Palmer in opposition, and it was 

 Anally laid on the table on motion of 

 T. J. Grey. 



Peter Miller was on recommendation 

 of the executive committee elected to 

 the position of assistant treasurer. 



There was an unusually fine display 

 ol chrysanthemums on the exhibition 

 tables. Following is a list of the ex- 

 hibits and the awards, as reported by 

 the judges: 



Rose White Killarney: Waban Rose 

 Conservatories. Report of superior 

 merit. 



Carnation Georgia: J. D. Cockcroft. 

 Honorable mention. 



Seedling chrysanthemum, creamy 

 white; S. J. Reuter & Son. Honorable 

 mention. 



Dwarf-grown chrysanthemum plants; 

 Win. Downs. Honorable mention for 

 culture. 



Collection of early flowering English 

 chrysanthemums: Horace Martin, 

 Ralph Curtis. Mine. Marie Massee, 

 Crimson Marie Massee, Goacher's 

 Crimson, Mine. Cassimir Fierce; W. N. 

 Craig. Report of merit. 



The following exhibits received votes 

 of thanks: Cosmos Lady Lenox from 

 orge Page and Duncan Fihlayson. 

 i eleriac, F. E. Palmer. Violet Bar- 

 onne Rothschild, F. W. Fletcher. 

 Yellow sport from chrysanthemum 

 Mme. Clementine Tousset, F. C. 

 Becker & Son. Nephrolepis "Whitmani, 

 J. E. Chase. 



NASSAU COUNTY HORTICULTU- 

 RAL SOCIETY. 



The annual dahlia show of this so- 

 ciety was held on Wednesday evening, 

 October 14, in connection with the reg- 

 ular meeting. There was a fine dis- 

 play of dahlias and other autumn 

 flowers. James Duthrie, gardener to E. 

 M. Townsend, carried off first for col- 

 lection, showing about fifty varieties; 

 first for 12 Cactus, 12 doubles, 6 dis- 

 tinct, and the largest bloom shown. 

 George Wilson, gardener to Mrs. Ben- 

 jamin Stern, was second in collection 

 and the Cactus classes: J. O'Brien, 

 gardener to E. H. Sayers. was first in 

 collection of singles. 



At the close of the show President 

 Jaenicke took the chair and presented 

 the silver medals won at the summer 

 show to George Wilson for roses, 

 Charles Knight and Valentine Cleres 

 for sweet peas. Mr. Lenker then in- 

 troduced Mr. Dean, who gave an in- 

 iing and much appreciated tall; on 

 floriculture, and at the close offered a 



silver cup to be competed for at next 

 year's dahlia show. Mr. Mense 

 entertaininglj o{ what he had seen in 

 his recenl westei n nip. Tin' awards 

 for points in the monthlj competition 

 were as follows: H. F. Meyer, pears, 

 89; George Wilson, chrysanthemum 

 ' V. Cleres, dahlias, 79. Cultural 

 certificates were awarded to V. Cleres 

 I'm cosmos and dahlias; Paul Reul, 

 rosiiKis; Al.x. Lothian, indoor mses; 

 !■'. Pettroccia, cauliflower. Honorable 

 mention to I'. Reul tor nu oi the val- 

 lej and vegetables; F. Pettroccia, vio- 

 lets and chrysanthemums; Oscar Ad- 

 dor, cosmos; il. F Meyer, lettuce; 

 After making final arrangements for 

 the show next month the meeting ad- 

 journed. 



JAMES KESSON. Secretary. 



MORRIS COUNTY GARDENERS' 

 AND FLORISTS' SOCIETY. 



The October meeting of this society 

 was well attended, and the monthly 

 exhibition was a special feature. Flor- 

 bam Farms, A. Herrington, Supt., had 

 a fine display of cosmos Lady Lenox 

 which fully maintained all that has 

 been claimed for it, showing decided 

 superiority to other strains. A vase 

 of 100 blooms of carnation Afterglow 

 from same place got a cultural certifi- 

 cate. Dr. Leslie D. Ward, gardener 

 A. R. Kennedy, had a superb vase of 

 rose Mrs. Jardine, awarded cultural 

 certificate. Whatever this rose does in 

 other places, it seems to be at home 

 with Mr. Kennedy. A. R. Whitney, 

 gardener H. B. Vyse, had a great vase 

 of Enchantress which received honor- 

 able mention. C. H. Totty showed his 

 new chrysanthemums in eight variet- 

 ies, Lilian Coppaid, bright red, a yellow 

 sport from A. J. Miller, Pockett's 

 Crimson, Mrs. O. H. Katan, a beauti- 

 ful bronze, C. H. Totty, a giant crim- 

 son, Mary Warrick, flesh pink. These 

 each received a certificate of merit. 

 This was a superb half dozen; they 

 have to be seen to be fully appreciat- 

 ed. Two vases of single, Rob Roy 

 and Marvel, received honorable men- 

 tion. 



Preliminary arrangements were 

 made for the show, a committee ap- 

 pointed, etc. Every member is to 

 work for its success. 5U0 tickets were 

 distributed among the members to sell. 

 I mention this to show that in "unity 

 there is strength," and if every one 

 works we must make the exhibition a 

 success. We expect to have a good 

 show. All we want is for exhibitors 

 to bring the- stuff; we will furnish the 

 prizes and the people to look at them. 

 E. REAGAN. 



BUFFALO FLORISTS' CLUB. 



The regular monthly meeting of the 

 Buffalo Florists' Club" will be held on 

 Thursday, October 29, instead of the 

 regular meeting night, which falls on 

 election eve. The committee in charge 

 of the flower show and banquet are 

 working hard to make it a grand suc- 

 cess, as every effort will be made to 

 get all the late varieties of carnations, 

 chrysanthemums, roses, etc. The date 

 is set for November 18 and to be held 

 at Iroquois Hotel. Other business of 

 importance will be discussed at this 

 meet ing. 



MT. DESERT HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



The Flower Show held last August 

 at the Building of Arts was such a 

 success from mam points of view, and 

 o much real enthusiasm and energy 

 was shown, thai it is not surprising 

 that i' re ulted in the organization of 

 i societj 'o promote the general wel- 

 fare oi floriculture and horticulture. 



This Society received its first impe- 

 tus from Mi. George B. Dorr, who is 

 the owner ol the Ml. Desert Nurseries, 

 and has spent much money and time 

 in beautilying the town by various 

 small parks and also by laying out 

 paths over the mountains. 



The membership of the Society in- 

 cludes many of the millionaires as 

 well as all the prominent gardeners 

 about here, and every condition seems 

 favorable to the advancement of the 

 Society. 



Mr. Dorr has given the Society the 

 use of his flower store on Main street 

 for eight months, and is having the 

 place fitted with a hot water heating 

 apparatus. This will be used as a club 

 room where all the current literature 

 concerning horticulture will be found 

 as well as a good library on the sub- 

 ject. 



This is the first society of its kind 

 in the state and there is little doubt 

 that in a few years its growth will have 

 made remarkable strides. During the 

 winter months there will be smoke 

 talks and lectures. The regular meet- 

 ings arc held the first Tuesday of each 

 month. 



The Society is incorporated under 

 the laws of the State of Maine, and fol- 

 lowing is the list of officers: Pres., G. 

 B. Dorr; 1st Vice-Pres., L. B. McKagg; 

 2nd Vice-Pres., William Miller; 3rd 

 Vice-Pres., William Burton; Financial 

 Sec, T. Harrison Styles; Treas., Ed- 

 ward Kirk; Clerk, Charles Shand; 

 Sergt -at-Arms, George Renwick; 

 Board of Trustees, John I. Kane, C. 

 Morton Smith, Geo. S. Robbins, A. W. 

 Ekstrom, A. E. Chilman, Clarence E. 

 Dow. R. H. KINGSLEY. 



PENNSYLVANIA HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



The regular monthly meeting of this 

 society was held on the 20th inst. 

 Some fine chrysanthemums were ex- 

 hibited by Win. Kleinheinz, one of them 

 being the new variety, 58-2, which the 

 introducers, Elmer D. Smith & Co., are 

 to send out next year and which was 

 awarded a certificate of merit — pure 

 white globular flower, very compact, 

 good foliage. Another fine variety was 

 Miss Clay Frick, which took first for 

 six blooms of early flowering variety. 

 A first prize went to James Coleman, 

 gardener Walter Lippincott, for cos- 

 mos Lady Lenox. The prize for celery 

 went to the Crosswicks Farms, Jeukin- 

 town, and reflected credit on Walter 

 Scott, the grower. Alphonse Pericat 

 was awarded a silver medal for a 

 grand display of Cattleya labiata — 

 among which were some flowers of 

 remarkable size and form — one spiky 

 bearing seven flowers. C. G. Roebling, 

 gardener Jas. Goodier, was awarded 

 a silver medal lor Cattleya Kinkora 

 and certificate of merit for Cattleya 



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